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The following articles contain additional information about this security update as it relates to individual product versions. The articles may contain known issue information. If this is the case, the known issue is listed below each article link.

After you install this security update, three updates that have the name "KB2565057" are listed in Installed Updates. This is expected behavior. When you install the update, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Runtime and Microsoft Visual C++ x86 Runtime updates are also installed. If you uninstall the security update, you must uninstall all three updates individually.

Note We do not recommend that you uninstall any security updates.

The installation wizard identifies the installation as "Software Update." However, it should be identified as "Security Update." After you install the security update, it is listed in Installed Updates as "Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio." However, it should be listed as "Security update for Microsoft Visual Studio." Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

After you install this security update on a computer that is running Windows XP Service Pack 3 (SP3), Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2 (SP2) or Windows Vista Service Pack 1 (SP1), you cannot uninstall it by using the Installed Updates feature. To remove this security update, you must completely uninstall the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable – 10.0.40219 program by using the Add or Remove Programs item in Control Panel. This is only applicable when uninstalling Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable – 10.0.40219 from a computer that has Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable – 10.0.30319 installed.

After you install this security update, three updates that have the name "KB2542054" are listed in Installed Updates. This is expected behavior. When you install the update, Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x64 Runtime and Microsoft Visual C++ x86 Runtime updates are also installed. If you uninstall the security update, you must uninstall all three updates individually.

Note We do not recommend that you uninstall any security updates.

The installation wizard identifies the installation as "Software Update." However, it should be identified as "Security Update." After you install the security update, it is listed in Installed Updates as Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio. However, it should be listed as "Security update for Microsoft Visual Studio." Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

The installation wizard identifies the installation as "Software Update." However, it should be identified as "Security Update." After you install the security update, the installation is listed in Installed Updates as "Hotfix for Microsoft Visual Studio." However, it should be listed as "Security update for Microsoft Visual Studio." Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

After you install this security update, the installation progress screen may disappear, and you may not receive confirmation that the installation was successful. To confirm that update is installed successfully, verify that the update is listed in Add or Remove Programs. Or, compare the file versions on the computer to the file versions that are listed in the "File information" section. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

If you install this security update when Visual Studio 2005 is not installed on the computer, you may receive a message that states that the update in not applicable. When you click OK to acknowledge the message, you receive an error message. Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.

When you install this security update when Visual Studio 2003 is not installed on the computer, you receive a message that states that the update is not applicable. When you acknowledge the message, you receive an error message.Microsoft is researching this problem and will post more information in this article when the information becomes available.